Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 08:52:58 -0800 From: Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: od Message-ID: <p05001918b646efe10a3c@[192.168.168.205]> In-Reply-To: <20001126163319.A68842@uk.clara.net> References: <20001126150107.A68587@uk.clara.net> <20001126160836.A6889@canyon.nothing-going-on.org> <20001126163319.A68842@uk.clara.net>
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From a 4.1 system gives the following explanation, which would seem
to cover everything except the purpose of the -P, -p, or -w options
and the `label'' component of the offset syntax (:-).
-r
OD(1) FreeBSD General Commands Manual OD(1)
NAME
od - octal, decimal, hex, ASCII dump
SYNOPSIS
od [-aBbcDdeFfHhIiLlOovXx] [[+]offset[.][Bb]] file
DESCRIPTION
Od has been deprecated in favor of hexdump(1).
Hexdump, if called as od, provides compatibility for the options listed
above.
It does not provide compatibility for the -s option (see strings(1)) or
the -P, -p, or -w options, nor is compatibility provided for the ``la-
bel'' component of the offset syntax.
SEE ALSO
hexdump(1), strings(1)
BUGS
Quite a few.
HISTORY
A od command appeared in Version 1 AT&T UNIX.
BSD May 27, 1994 1
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